STUDENT CMJ Tobacco Use among High School Students in Kampala, Uganda: Questionnaire Study

Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was carried out among 2,789 students in 19 high schools in Kampala District, Uganda, in 2002. In each school, three classes fromSeniorOne to Senior Three (average student age, 13 to 15 years, respectively) were randomly selected. All students who consented to participate in the study filled out a questionnaire consisting of 58 questions, with core items selected from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. The questions were grouped into categories relating to tobacco use, knowledge and attitudes toward smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, attitude toward cessation of smoking, exposure to tobacco-related advertisements in themedia, and education on tobacco and smoking in school.